Purdue RB Brian Lankford-Johnson: Rushed for 127 yards and a TD in 34-31 win against Illinois

Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers: Needed only 3 carries to pick up 70-plus rushing yards and two TDs and helped the Wolverines hold Rutgers to only 39 yards.

Bennett on Barkley:

We’ve been waiting for a real, breakout rushing performance from the Nittany Lions’ star sophomore, and he delivered in a 38-14 win over Maryland. Barkley ran for a career-best 202 yards on 31 carries.

Barkley’s game was only his second 100-yard game of the season — he had 105 against Kent State to begin the season. But he had the game-winning TD against Minnesota in OT and then had his huge game against Maryland. Now that he’s completely healthy and cruising, he’ll be ready for the next game: Oct. 22 against Ohio State.